Monthly Archives: July 2009


FILM AND DIGITAL HAPPILY EVER AFTER

Well in my life it is. As you all know, I’m mainly a digital photographer. It’s been my tool since I started professionally as a photographer. I love digital for the ability to just shoot, shoot, shoot! and to instantly see what you are shooting. Not to mention that you don’t need to change film depending on the speed that you need or to decide if you want to shoot black and white or color photos. So many excellent things can be said about digital and not to many negatives.

 

Film for me though, has always been about a certain look. There’s just this unexplained thing about film, that’s there and can’t be replicated digitally. I know that first hand, because I’ve tried countless times with no success. So I said, why try to replicate it, when I can just shoot film! So I’ve been on a mad hunt lately picking up film camera bodies that looked semi familiar to me, from the photographers that used them at the weddings I’ve attended as a teenager.

 

I’m not saying that I am going to totally switch to film or that digital is all that I use, truth be told is that I love both.  And hopefully sooner than later, film and digital in my professional life, will meet at the crossroads of photo making, so stay tuned!

 

 I know most of you have seen my updates on Twitter or Facebook, but here’s a recent photo of my film family.  I like to keep it old school!

ALL A LITTLE GIRL NEEDS

is a pair of designer jeans, a nice car and a chance to go crazy once and awhile!

 

GEOFFREY & CHENDAL : UCI AND NEWPORT BEACH ENGAGEMENT SESSION

They make my heart smile, was all that I could think about while looking through the lens. It wasn’t the looks or smiles or laughs they gave each other, but the way they smiled at each other with their hearts. It’s the love that can’t be described, but just, felt.

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Geoffrey and Chendal are getting married this September and I know their wedding day will be amazing! For their engagement session, we visited their old stomping grounds of UCI where they first met and then to Newport Beach for a little more fun.

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We had the most amazing amazing light that day!

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UCI Newport Beach Engagement Photos Here are some more cheesy smiles that I really adore.
UCI Newport Beach Engagement PhotosAren’t black and white photos so timeless?
UCI Newport Beach Engagement PhotosThis was the actual dorm room that Chendal lived at while on campus. Geoffrey later confessed to me that he used to stalk her, but see, stalking paid off!
UCI Newport Beach Engagement Photos
UCI Newport Beach Engagement Photos
UCI Newport Beach Engagement PhotosA simple portrait
UCI Newport Beach Engagement PhotosSome more of that beautiful light! These two made my job easy!
UCI Newport Beach Engagement Photos
UCI Newport Beach Engagement PhotosThis was my favorite photo of Chendal. Geoffrey calls her the posing / photo queen!
UCI Newport Beach Engagement Photos
UCI Newport Beach Engagement PhotosA quick change and we were off running!
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UCI Newport Beach Engagement Photos
UCI Newport Beach Engagement Photos
There was no lifeguard on duty, so we took advantage!
UCI Newport Beach Engagement PhotosGeoffrey waited all shoot, just to carry Chendal out to the water. He didn’t get all the way in, but just knee deep.
UCI Newport Beach Engagement Photos

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY RENTS!

Today has been such a busy day. As most of you know from my Twitter and Facebook updates, that my parents and older sister finally came to visit us for the first time in California. We’re all attending my cousins wedding on Saturday, which of course I’ll be shooting some photos. On top of all that, it’s my parents birthday weekend! My dad is a young 16 years old today (backwards) and my mom’s birthday is on Sunday (not wanting to give her age), but don’t they look young for their age? We surprised them with a nice birthday cheesecake today. People always mistaken me for looking in my early 20’s, so thanks mom and dad for my youthful genes! We’re off to celebrate, so please leave my parents some birthday love! Happy Friday!

 

OC PHOTOG SHOOTOUT

Just yesterday I joined 50 photographers for the OC Photog Shootout down in San Juan Capistrano. It was a great chance for everyone to learn a few things from other fellow photographers. And with all this Facebooking going on, it was nice to finally meet my Facebook friends! The day was well organized by having leaders and splitting everyone up into small groups. You were given the chance to float around and checkout what some of the leaders were teaching. So thanks to all the leaders for dropping some knowledge! I didn’t end up shooting that much yesterday, because I really wanted to see what others were saying, but I did take just a handful of photos.

 

Rachel and all of the models were working it for us yesterday!

 Here’s Jasmine Star sharing some poses and her other half JD.
 Aimee and Troy
For some reason this photo was a total accident. I was about to put my camera down and stop shooting, but for a split second, Aimee looked over at me and I was quick enough to take this photo. I’m glad I did.